José Joaquim Pimentel Ribeiro (born 2 November 1957) is a Portuguese retired

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who played as a

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Club career

Ribeiro was born in

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. During his professional career, he represented

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, U.F.C.I. Tomar,

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, Amora FC, Académica de Coimbra,

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and

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, retiring in 1990 at the age of 32 but continuing to play at amateur level. Nine of Ribeiro's 17 senior seasons were spent in the

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, where he totalled 146 games and 20 goals.

International career

Ribeiro earned two

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for the Portugal national team, all in 1985, and was selected to the following year's

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ribeiro, Jose 1957 births Living people 20th-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Santarém District Men's association football wingers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Vitória F.C. players U.F.C.I. Tomar players C.F. União de Coimbra players Vitória S.C. players Amora F.C. players Académica de Coimbra (football) players Boavista F.C. players S.C. Farense players S.C. Olhanense players Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Portugal men's international footballers 1986 FIFA World Cup players